公开(公告)号：US06381390B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-30

申请号：US09287017

申请日：1999-04-06

申请人： Curtis J. Hutton ,  Patrick Bourghelle ,  Houching Michael Yang ,  Robert W. Greer, IV ,  Mark Abee ,  Kevin Paschal ,  Justin Thompson

发明人： Curtis J. Hutton ,  Patrick Bourghelle ,  Houching Michael Yang ,  Robert W. Greer, IV ,  Mark Abee ,  Kevin Paschal ,  Justin Thompson

IPC分类号： G02B644

CPC分类号： G02B6/4482

摘要： A color-coded optical fiber ribbon includes a plurality of substantially parallel, adjacent, longitudinally extending optical fibers disposed, at least at a given cross section of the optical fiber ribbon, in substantially the same plane. A resin matrix material covers the optical fibers, which have at least one coating formed thereon. A color-coding identification scheme for the optical fiber ribbon is formed by coloring the optical fiber ribbon with at least two colors. A ribbon die for producing the color-coded optical fiber ribbon includes at least one coating chamber having at least one primary coating orifice for supplying a primary coating material to be applied to the optical fibers; and at least one flow guide channel for supplying a colored material in addition to the primary coating material in order to coat predetermined areas of the fiber optic ribbon so as to form the color-coding identification scheme.

摘要翻译： 颜色编码的光纤带包括多个基本平行的，相邻的纵向延伸的光纤，至少在光纤带的给定横截面处设置在基本相同的平面内。 树脂基质材料覆盖其上形成有至少一个涂层的光纤。 通过使至少两种颜色的光纤带着色来形成用于光纤带的颜色编码识别方案。 用于生产颜色编码的光纤带的带状模具包括至少一个涂覆室，其具有至少一个主涂层孔口，用于提供要施加到光纤的初级涂层材料; 以及至少一个流动引导通道，用于除了第一涂层材料之外提供着色材料以便涂覆光纤带的预定区域，以形成颜色编码识别方案。

公开(公告)号：US07091257B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-15

申请号：US09870482

申请日：2001-06-01

申请人： Robert W. Greer, IV

发明人： Robert W. Greer, IV

IPC分类号： C08F2/46 ,  G02B6/02

CPC分类号： C03C25/106 ,  C03C25/475 ,  G02B6/02395 ,  Y10S522/904 ,  Y10S522/905 ,  Y10T428/2933 ,  Y10T428/2938 ,  Y10T428/2947

摘要： A radiation-curable fiber optic coating composition for an inner primary coating includes a coloring agent, preferably a dye or a dye precursor, compatible with the fiber of the fiber optic and capable of imparting a pre-selected color to the inner primary coating, or another coating. The coloring agent can be a reactive dye. Any of the dyes preferably is stabilized by a stabilizer in the colored coating layer, or, preferably, in a more exterior layer.

摘要翻译： 用于内部主要涂层的可辐射固化的光学纤维涂料组合物包括着色剂，优选染料或染料前体，其与光纤的纤维相容并且能够赋予内部初级涂层预选颜色，或 另一种涂层。 着色剂可以是活性染料。 任何染料优选通过着色涂层中的稳定剂稳定，或优选在更外层。

公开(公告)号：US06334016B1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-25

申请号：US09345382

申请日：1999-06-30

申请人： Robert W. Greer, IV

发明人： Robert W. Greer, IV

IPC分类号： G02B644

CPC分类号： G02B6/4403 ,  G02B6/443

摘要： An optical fiber ribbon including a matrix material and one or more optical fibers disposed therein. The properties of the matrix material have been developed so that the optical fiber ribbon has optimal handling characteristics such as superior heat strip, encapsulation, easy peel and breakout, good fiber geometry and robustness. The optical fiber ribbon achieves optimal handling characteristics by including in the matrix material a polymer having a glass transition temperature of greater than 100° C., an elongation to break of greater than 15% and a rheological behavior wherein the onset of non-Newtonian behavior occurs at a shear rate of greater than 103 rad/sec.

摘要翻译： 一种光纤带，包括基体材料和设置在其中的一根或多根光纤。 已经开发了基体材料的性质，使得光纤带具有最佳的处理特性，例如优异的热带，封装，易剥离和断裂，良好的光纤几何形状和坚固性。 光纤带通过在基体材料中包括玻璃化转变温度大于100℃，断裂伸长率大于15％的聚合物和流变学行为，达到最佳处理特性，其中非牛顿行为的发生 发生在大于103弧度/秒的剪切速率。

公开(公告)号：US07393881B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-01

申请号：US11312581

申请日：2005-12-21

申请人： Robert W. Greer, IV

发明人： Robert W. Greer, IV

IPC分类号： C08F2/48 ,  B32B15/095

CPC分类号： C03C25/106 ,  C03C25/475 ,  G02B6/02395 ,  Y10S522/904 ,  Y10S522/905 ,  Y10T428/2933 ,  Y10T428/2938 ,  Y10T428/2947

摘要： A telecommunication element having a durable color identifying polymeric coating thereon is disclosed. The telecommunication element comprises an elongated communication transmission medium, such as an optical fiber or an optical fiber ribbon, and a radiation cured polymeric coating having an identifying color applied on at least a portion of the transmission medium. The identifying color in the polymeric coating is provided by chromophore molecules that are covalently bonded thereto. Coating compositions and a method are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在其上具有耐用颜色识别聚合物涂层的电信元件。 电信元件包括细长的通信传输介质，例如光纤或光纤带，以及辐射固化的聚合物涂层，其具有施加在传输介质的至少一部分上的识别颜色。 聚合物涂层中的识别颜色由与其共价键合的发色团分子提供。 还公开了涂料组合物和方法。

公开(公告)号：US06504982B1

公开(公告)日：2003-01-07

申请号：US09343050

申请日：1999-06-30

申请人： Robert W. Greer, IV

发明人： Robert W. Greer, IV

IPC分类号： G02B616

CPC分类号： G02B6/4482

摘要： An optical fiber containing a polymer coating that includes a perlescent pigment. The perlescent pigment contains mica particles which transmit wavelengths of light used to cure the polymer coating. Further, the mica particles reflect visible wavelengths of light. Therefore, the inclusion of perlescent pigments in the polymer coating increases cure speed, due to increased UV transmittance, while enhancing the brightness or visibility of color in an optical fiber coating, due to reflection of visible light.

摘要翻译： 一种包含聚合物涂层的光纤，其包括生色颜料。 珠光颜料含有透射波长的云母颗粒，用于固化聚合物涂层。 此外，云母粒子反射出可见光的波长。 因此，由于可见光的反射，在聚合物涂层中包含生色颜料增加了固化速度，这是由于增加的紫外线透射率，同时增强了光纤涂层中的颜色的亮度或可见度。